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That's what Game of Thrones showrunners David Benioff and D.B. Weiss have to say to the critics of their next HBO drama Confederate.

The freshly announced project imagines a modern-day America where slavery is still legal and has evolved into a modern institution. The show will follow characters on both sides of the "the Mason-Dixon Demilitarized Zone" in the events leading to the "Third American Civil War."

Needless to say, not everyone was hooked by the modern slavery concept — especially from two white producers whose current show has been called out for a lack of diversity.

Some critics were so appalled, they accused HBO of making a show that sounds like a white supremacist fantasy!

But Benioff and Weiss — along with producers Nichelle Tramble Spellman and Malcolm Spellman — are telling haters to slow their roll, calling the backlash "a little premature" in a new interview.

Speaking to Vulture on Thursday, the writers said no scripts for Confederate have even been written yet, and people should watch the premiere before they decide whether the concept offends them or not. Benioff noted:

Game Of Thrones may be coming to an end sooner than we'd like, but that doesn't mean we've seen the last of Westeros!

Over the weekend, showrunners David Benioff and D.B. Weiss confirmed a few rumors about the final two seasons of the Emmy-winning series — along with any future shows that might be adapted from the fucked up mind of George R.R. Martin.

Considering the, well, dramatic season Game of Thrones had, we aren't entirely surprised by this one!

On Sunday, the HBO series won Outstanding Drama Series at the 2016 Emmys! Kit Harington, Emilia Clarke, Maisie Williams, and more of the cast and crew took to the stage to celebrate the big honor!

The fantasy show trumped competitive contenders like The Americans, Better Call Saul, Downton Abbey, Homeland, House of Cards, and Mr. Robot.

Co-creators David Benioff and D.B. Weiss accepted the award, delivering a pretty standard speech in the process. But, David did give a sweet shoutout to his wife, in honor of their upcoming ten-year anniversary!

As you may remember, Thrones showrunners David Benioff and Dan Weiss had previously stated that the upcoming seventh season of the show might be shorter and may not arrive until later than we're used to.

Unfortunately, we now know that both of these rumors are true as the president of HBO programming confirmed the news saying: